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jj^ ^ Lin-ya, from the Liao name of the Han-lin College. He followed Yeh-lii Yen-hsi after the collapse of the Liao dynasty, but fearing for his life at the hands of that monarch he fled by night with 200 horsemen. Making his way westward he gathered a large force at ^ ^ E*o-tun, passed through the Onigoor country and fought his way to Samarcand, where he won a great battle. After resting there 90 days he pushed on to Elirman, and assuming the Imperial title built his capital at j^ J^ ^ ^ Ha-ssti-han-to. Canonised &s j)§ ^, first Emperor of the Western Liao dynasty..

2453 Yeh-m Te-kuang ^ # jil ^ • Died A.D. 947. Second sod of

Teh-la Cho-li-chih, whom he succeeded in 926. In 937 he proclaimed himself Emperor of the Liao dynasty. He attacked the Later Chins when they tried to throw off the Tartar yoke (see Shih Ch^ung^kuel)^ and took their capital, but was ultimately forced by Liu Chih-yflan to retreat. Canonised as ^ ^.

2454 Teh-lu Tsung-chen ^;^^|^. A.D. 1013-1055. Eighth

son of Yeh-lii Lung-hsd, whom he succeeded in 1031 as seventh Emperor of the Liao dynasty. Though a weak debauchee, he was a devout Buddhist and appointed priests to the highest offices of State. In 1042, upon the revolt of Chao Ydan-hao, the annual subsidy agreed to in 1005 was increased; and in 1049—50 the the Eitan Tartars fought with some success on behalf of the Song dynasty. Canonised as J^ ^.

2455 Teh-lu Yen-hsi ^J^^j^. Died A.D. 1125. Grandson of Yeh-lii Hung-chi, whom he succeeded in 1101 as ninth and last Emperor of the Liao dynasty. He was a wild youth, with a great fondness for the chase. In 1122 he was driven from Peking by the "^ ^ Na-ch^n Tartars, who had been encouraged by the House of Sung in their revolt (see Akuta)^ and took refuge with his sons in the mountains on his northern frontier. An attempt